A review by librarybonanza
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

5.0

Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Community Helpers: Butcher, Firefighter, Junkyard, Mail Carrier

A v. smart street dog writes request letters to people in the community to be their faithful pooch. Rejection letter after rejection letter leaves Arfy dispirited. The last couple pages depict Arfy in a battered cardboard box, all alone in the dark in the rain. It's real sad, guys. But in the morning, there's a letter stuck to his box--addressed to him! "Can I be your person?" starts the letter.
SpoilerThe next page shows the mail carrier (which we've seen throughout the book delivering Arfy's letters) waiting for Arfy to arrive.
This has the sweetest ending for dog lovers and people with hearts.